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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1982?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 1982, the Sun was in Taurus (17°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°44' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 28°51' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°33'59" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1982	May 21, 1982 into Gemini
Moon	22°48'58" Scorpio	Direct	May 6, 1982	May 9, 1982 into Sagittarius
Mercury	8°46'02" Gemini	Direct	May 1, 1982	Jul 9, 1982 into Cancer
Venus	4°27'09" Aries	Direct	May 4, 1982	May 30, 1982 into Taurus
Mars	0°26'51" Libra	Stationing direct	Dec 16, 1981	Aug 3, 1982 into Scorpio
Jupiter	3°53'23" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	16°48'57" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	3°15'33" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	26°37'56" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	24°55'55" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	16°26'15" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 8, 1982

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 00:45 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	17°07' Scorpio

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